The key to any NBA team's schedule is the number of back-to-back games it will have.

Last season, the Magic played just 13 pairs of back-to-back games, which was by far the lowest number of back-to-backs the franchise has been assigned at least since the 2000-01 season.

The chart below shows how many back-to-backs the Magic have played in every season in recent years.

The chart breaks down the back-to-backs by type. An "away-to-away" back-to-back, for example, is a pair of games on consecutive nights played in opposing teams' arenas. An "away-to-home" back-to-back begins in an opposing arena and ends in Orlando. And so on.

If the averages hold, the Magic can expect about 19 pairs of back-to-back games in the season ahead.

* The 2011-12 season was shortened from 82 games to 66 games because of the NBA lockout.